[Inpycon] Python Express - Moving Forward

sankarshan foss.mailinglists at gmail.com
Mon Jul 20 07:18:37 CEST 2015


On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Anand Chitipothu <anandology at gmail.com> wrote:

> THE POTENTIAL
>
> We've conducted around 200 Python workshops in about 2 months as part of
> Python Month in 2013.
>
> Can we do 1000 workshops in an year? Why not 10,000?

The arithmetic would be daunting. Not impossible but it would not be a
trivial exercise.

> If we build the right support structures and improve the process, I'm sure
> we'll be able to reach there.
>
> It is not yet clear what is required to reach there. Probably we need
> volunteers to coordinate each college, each city etc.

At that scale, the requirements are not just a multiplier of 200
workshops in 2 months. But you already know that. The question is,
what happens once the 10K workshops are done for one year and how to
fund at that scale?

> Option 2 - Let Python Express evolve as independent community project
>
> This means Python Express can make decisions freely, move fast and have the
> luxury of making mistakes once in a while. Also much easier to manage if we
> need to spend some money.
>
> I'm very much in favour of #2 because that gives lot more freedom for the
> project to evolve.

What is the charter of the "independent community project"?

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